That’s after their daughter was killed by a brain-eating amoeba after a day at Lake Murray. Since 1962, only 4 people have survived the effects of Naegleria fowleri.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Health officials are warning lake goers about a deadly amoeba that killed an Oklahoma swimmer this week. Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Health say a person was hosp… ...

Brain-eating amoeba: How to stay safe from Naegleria fowleri 8 photos The rare and usually deadly disease is caused by Naegleria fowleri, a single-cell organism that is naturally present in most ...

Naegleria Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Health say a person was hospitalized after swimming in Lake Murray last week. Tragically, the victim died on Wednesday at an Oklahoma City hospital.

The man, whose identity state officials have not released, swam in Lake Murray near Ardmore, Oklahoma, about 20 miles north of the Texas border.

An Oklahoma man who died of a brain infection is believed to have contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a southern Oklahoma lake popular with area residents. The man, whose identity ...

Brain-eating amoeba kills lake swimmer Naegleria fowleri enters the body through the nose and travels to the brain. It‘s usually found in people who have been swimming in warm freshwater.

Spokesman Tony Sellars says the department was notified early Wednesday that the adult swimmer died of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (men-ingo-in-SEPHALITE-us) after visiting Lake Murray late ...

Health officials: Oklahoman dies from amoeba after swimming in lake by: KFOR-TV and K. Querry Posted: Aug 12, 2015 / 02:35 PM CDT Updated: Aug 12, 2015 / 03:17 PM CDT ...

A deadly brain infection caused by an amoeba killed an Oklahoma resident after a recent lake swim, state health officials said. The adult died Wednesday in an Oklahoma City hospital after swimming ...